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Overview of Gwynedd crime rate

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Gwynedd’s crime situation is categorized as medium, placing it 12th among 25 neighboring districts based on crime rates. The year 2023 saw 10,762 incidents reported, against a population of 117,393, resulting in a crime rate of 91.67 crimes per 1,000 residents, a decrease of 9.76% from the previous year.

The primary types of crime in Gwynedd include Violence and sexual offences (38.5%), Anti-social behaviour (22.9%), and Criminal damage and arson (9.1%), with bicycle theft, theft from the person, and robbery being the least frequent.

Gwynedd, comprising 65 wards, reports the highest crime rates in Canol Tref Caernarfon (384.3), Dwyrain Bangor (252.2), and Gogledd Pwllheli (219.0). Conversely, the safest wards are Penisa’r-waun, Llanuwchllyn, and Llanwnda.

Examining postcode districts within or overlapping Gwynedd reveals the highest crime rates in LL57 (133.6), LL49 (122.5), and LL39 (116.7), while the safest are LL45, LL51, and LL37.

In Gwynedd, there was an increase in Anti-social behaviour, Public order, Shoplifting, and Violence and sexual offences in 2020 and 2021. However, these trends were followed by decreases in anti-social behaviour, burglary, criminal damage and arson, other theft in 2020, public order offences, shoplifting in 2020, and violence and sexual offences in 2023, indicating a diverse and fluctuating crime landscape over the years.

Gwynedd crime incidents by crime type

A total of 10762 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 4147 (38.5)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2464 (22.9)%
Criminal damage and arson – 980 (9.1)%
Public order – 846 (7.9)%
Other theft – 760 (7.1)%
Shoplifting – 627 (5.8)%
Burglary – 281 (2.6)%
Drugs – 193 (1.8)%
Vehicle crime – 182 (1.7)%
Other crime – 152 (1.4)%
Possession of weapons – 53 (0.5)%
Bicycle theft – 45 (0.4)%
Theft from the person – 17 (0.2)%
Robbery – 15 (0.1)%

How does Gwynedd compare against nearby areas ?

Gwynedd ranks 12th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Gwynedd wards

There are 65 wards within Gwynedd. Canol Tref Caernarfon, Dwyrain Bangor, Gogledd Pwllheli has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 65 wards from high crime rate to low.